QPR manager Ian Holloway has said that the referee could have stopped play following the injury to Jón Dadi Bödvarsson, but says 'that's life'.

Bödvarsson was brought down by a bad challenge by Joel Lynch in the build-up to a Reading attack, but remained on the floor clutching his knee as QPR hit the Royals on the counter, a move which ultimately led to Conor Washington scoring from the penalty spot.

Speaking after the game, Holloway said: "I think the second goal was vital.

"I thought the referee could have blown, the fella was on the floor. But they had the ball before so they carried on attacking when he down so I thought he was going to stop the game.

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"It isn’t half harsh, but that’s life. If our fellow was down and we had the ball, i’d have asked my team to kick the ball out. But things like that in life change, so the referee’s got to do what he’s got to do.

"But i’m delighted we scored the goal and delighted we then relaxed and moved the ball around."

QPR had a number of opportunities in the first half in which to make the lead more comfortable, and Holloway admits he was wary that Reading could find their way back into the game.

When asked if he feared losing the lead, Holloway said: "Yeah, absolutely. You didn’t see what they did to both my teams in pre-season, they absolutely massacred us at times!